| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
| Show Start | Talk | |||
| Barbara Mason | I'm Ready | Best Of | Buddah | |
| Helen Humes | If I Could Be With You | Songs I Like to Sing | Contemporary | |
| The Cookies | Chains | 45 RPM Single | Dimension | |
| Talk | ||||
| The Essex | Easier Said Than Done | 45 RPM Single | Roulette | |
| Brenda And The Tabulations | Right On The Tip Of My Tongue | Brenda And The Tabulations | Top & Bottom | |
| Dinah Washington | The Blues Ain't Nothin But A Good Woman Cryin' For Her Man | Back To The Blues | Roulette | |
| Talk | ||||
| Dinah Washington | In The Dark | Back To The Blues | Roulette | |
| LaVern Baker | Saved | Live In Hollywood | Rhino | |
| Albertina Walker and the Caravans | Freedom | Freedom | Jewel | |
| Nina Simone | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free | Best Of | RCA | |
| Arbess Williams | Don't You Call Me Mama | Don't You Call Me Mama | Have Mercy | |
| Dinah Washington | New Blow Top Blues | First Issue | Mercury | |
| Claudette King | Boogie Some | We're Onto Something | Blue Max | |
| Dolly Parton | PMS Blues | Heartsongs | Columbia | |
| Talk | ||||
| Laurie Lewis | The Lover's Return | Masters Of The Banjo | Arhoolie | |
| Natalie Mc Master | Fiddle Medley #2 | Masters Of The Folk Violin | Arhoolie | |
| Genoa Keawe | Ipo-Hula | Auntie Genoa Keawe | Hula-By-Lou | |
| Miriam Makeba | Iyugaduza | Reflections | Heads Up | |
| Odetta | John Henry | Greatest Folksingers Of The Sixties | Vanguard | |
| Marie Knight | I'll Fly Away | Let Us Get Together | MC Records | |
| Bob French | Over In Gloryland | Living The Legacy | Royal Tuxedo | |
| Angela Spivey | In My New Home | In The Church | Star Song/Aleho | |
| Sweet Harmony | He Made My Life Complete | Old And New | TBE | |
| Talk | ||||
| Arethe Franklin | Drinking Again | Unforgettable | Columbia | |
| Eartha Kitt | C'est Si Bon | 45 RPM Single | RCA | |
| Jo Stafford | Haunted Heart | Haunted Heart | Gitanes | |
| Dinah Washington | Unforgettable | First Issue | Mercury | |
| Esther Phillips | What A Difference A Day Makes | What A Difference A Day Makes | Kudu | |
| Etta James | St. Louis Blues | Come A Little Closer | Chess | |
| Bessie Smith | St. Louis Blues | Complete Recordings Vol. 2 | Columbia | |
| Bertha Chippie Hill | Trouble In Mind | Louis Armstrong With Bertha Chippie Hill | CBS (France) | |
| The Maddox Brothers and Rose | Milk Cow Blues | Vol. 1 | Arhoolie | |
| The Harkenbacks | Broken Heart Records | A Treasury Of The Familiar | BHR | |
| The Forester Sisters | Men | Talkin' 'Bout Men | Waner Bros. | |
| kd lang and te reclines | Full Moon Full Of Love | Absolute Torch And Twang | Sire | |
| Patsy Cline | I Fall To Pieces | 12 Greatest hits | MCA | |
| Linda Hargrove | Tennessee Whiskey | Impressions | Capitol | |
| Sugarland | Something More | Twice The Speed Of Life | Mercury | |
| Talk | ||||
| Cowboy Junkies | Cold Tea Blues | Pale Sun, Crescent Moon | Victor | |
| Nico | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | Chelsea Girl | Verve | |
| 4 Non Blonds | What's Up? | Bigger, Better, Faster, More | Interscope | |
| Indigo Girls | Joking | Rites Of Passage | Epic | |
| Bangles | Where Were You When I Needed You? | Greatest Hits | Columbia | |
Playlist: Non-fiction Music with Joel Sachs for March 8, 2012 - 2:00am
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